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Recent Examples of luminance This process of measuring maximum and minimum luminance levels and color capabilities of each TV and then mapping signals to each TV model’s capabilities continues with Dolby Vision 2. John Archer, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Mobile photography shone bright for aurorae, and for capturing luminance from solar winds. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025 About 30 of those hours were dedicated to gathering luminance data, with the remaining time split between red, green, blue and hydrogen-alpha filter exposures. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 May 2025 All of these parameters—luminance (brightness), chrominance (color), frame rate, and even laser-pulse rate—will be independently adjustable on future movie projectors. IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2014 See All Example Sentences for luminance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminance
Noun
  • Other drivers say morning glare can be a problem when heading east this time of year.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Schottenheimer downplayed the impact, but said the staff has been preparing for the potential glare.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the stellar extent of the galaxy is normally only shown to overlap with the bright dusty disk, superior techniques can reveal the low surface-brightness halo and streams around it.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Magnitude is the scale used to measure the apparent brightness of objects in the night sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When proteins are modified, the glow provides a visual signal, letting researchers monitor biological activity without breaking open cells or adding disruptive chemicals.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Essentially the second tone knob engages an onboard distortion circuit, and when it's activated, a rendering of Godzilla on the pickguard glows and pulsates, the brightness varying depending on the gain levels.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Even when the jewelry was supplied by the studio, its gleam had to match the personality of the characters portrayed.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
  • My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Such is the brilliance of Wes Craven’s self-aware spin on serial-killer tropes, which manages to both mock a generation of teenagers raised on the campy likes of Friday the 13th and deliver honest scares in its own right.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Harden’s brilliance was only one part of the equation.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tell shone in the glint of Bo Nix’s teeth after the plays that didn’t connect Sunday.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • With a permanent glint in his eye, Philip was the rock that kept Queen Elizabeth smiling.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her film holds a rare balance of lightness and depth, moving originally between humor and vulnerability without ever losing emotional truth.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The frontier dissolves into the lightness of air, and the world is full of holes.
    Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Luminance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminance. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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